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I learned this song as a child in grade school (I'm 79 years old). I sing or hum it to myself from time to time. I looked it up to see if I were remembering the words correctly. I think this is the first time I've ever gone to the web and looked up a song and found the words listed there exactly as I remembered them! (Fun.)

It was great to see the words, it has been on my mind for years and years. I learned it in school music class, probably about 6th or 7th grade, which would have made it about 1945-46. I attended Ellenville, NY high school. I remembered the first two lines, a class-mate helped with the next two, but thanks to Dick Parks' memory, I now know it all again. Wonderful! Thanks.

Edwin Franko Goldman was a march composer of the 20th century in the USA.

In the late 1950's, this march was used in a radio commercial for White Owl Cigars. One line I remember:"See what pleasure a White Owl can give...So make haste to the taste, there's no time to waste, why don't you light up a White Owl and live!"

This tune squirmed its way into my mind this morning around 5:00am, after my not thinking about it for maybe 60 years or so.... I must have learned it in junior high. Where did it come from? Who is Goldman? I think the lyrics are quite happy and carefree--they come from a more innocent and happy time. We had just come out of WWII and Korea had not started up yet.